Oh, How I LOVE Life :)

I seriously don't think my life could be any better right now.

• I love my life.
• I love my ward.
• I love my roommates.
• I love my family.
• I love my best friend.
• I love all my amazing friends.
  
• I love my jobs.
• I love that it is almost summer.
• I love the Gospel.
• I love the priesthood and its amazing power to bless and heal people.
• I love my guy friends who are worthy and willing to give a blessing with a seconds notice.
  
• I love having an escape from all my worries.
• I love living so close to home so I can run away whenever I need.
• I love that I might get to live in Chile with kim.
• I love the color festival.
• And I just LOVE life :)
  

I have no idea why I complain so much, when it's evident that I have so much to be thankful for. When I think of all the people around the world who haven't gotten even half of the experiences and opportunities in life as I have, I realize that sometimes I just need to put a sock in it and remember how lucky I really am.

Here are a few pictures from my life lately:

• The Oscars: It was a stake activity where every ward made a movie. My wards was UNBELIEVABLE. No joke. We won the overall award for sure :)

• The Color Festival: Remember this from last year? Well. It was just as amazing. Maybe even better! That is, until a girl got dropped on my head and I got a killer headache. Regardless of that small incident, it was great. I had pink all over my face. Random people even wanted pictures with me because it was SO PINK! Wonderful :) Loved it. Love life!

Chili, Chili's or Chile?

Chili is a staple in my diet. When you can only eat a limited amount of quick and easy meals... you eat the same thing a LOT. (Especially as a college student....oh the joys.) Only, I always have to get the expensive chili, because the cheap stuff has gluten in it--LAME! Lucky for me, my wonderful parents let me go "shopping" in the basement every time I go home (which is quite often...), and my mom is kind enough to always have some of the wonderfully expensive chili on hand. So kind :) I love chili. A lot.


I also really love Chili's. I eat there a lot. I'm especially fond of their chocolate shake. They put sprinkles on it, and it is just delightful. I really love Chili's a lot.

They've always been good to me there. However,I don't love it as much as I love............................

CHILE!!!!!

Yes. That's right, you heard me. CHILE. And why do I love Chile so much? Because I might be living there next FALL for a couple of months! YEAHHHH! :) I am more than a little bit excited about this. Why you ask? Well....

• I will be living my DREAM of volunteering in orphanages. Seriously, I'm beyond excited about this. Everytime I look at Kim's or Hailey's blogs and see the pictures of the little kids... it makes me want to go and help out... SO BAD!
  
• I WILL be the favorite aunt of those 3 super cute little girls down there. I mean, I know I'm already their favorite... but now I will be their FAVORITE!

• It will be an amazing experience. No, I don't know Spanish. (Any tips on how I could learn some basics quickly would be greatly appreciated.) BUT, the whole experience of living in a different country will probably be pretty eye opening for me.
• CAROLINA is living in the same city as Kim and Dave right now, going to college. She is for sure like a sister to me, and I'm excited to be able to see her again :)

• Going to Chile might help me get in the direction of what I want to be when I grow up. Work with kids? Non-profit organizations? Who knows... This experience will probably help with my MLC :)
  

So, there you have it. I love both chili and Chile. But I think I love Chile more. Lets hope I really do get to go down there in the fall. I think it's time for me to get away from Provo. I need to get away from Provo. ASAP. And if the fall is as soon as that will happen, then so be it :) If I go I'll be getting home just before Colton (who gets back in 8 months!!! Not that I'm counting...)


And maybe, just maybe... if you're nice to me.... I'll bring you back some yummy Chilean chocolate that I love oh-so-much :)